by: Julie Vowell, Brian Plankis, and John Ramsey
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 7/1/2012Stock # ss12_035_09_86Volume 035Issue 09
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Cube Activity
Although I didn't try the raisin activity, I think the cube activity is a great first week of school activity to get the students used to the nature of science! It is a challenging but fun ... See More
Although I didn't try the raisin activity, I think the cube activity is a great first week of school activity to get the students used to the nature of science! It is a challenging but fun way to explore observations and inferences. I usually have a handful of students who are able to get the correct missing side and the rest are usually able to figure out the name but not the numbers. Great activity to get students thinking and talking science. Highly recommended!
Guiding Students to Observation and Inference
There are two interesting activities in this article, both of which I have used with students, that are very conducive to teaching observation and inference skills. Detailed descriptions ar... See More
There are two interesting activities in this article, both of which I have used with students, that are very conducive to teaching observation and inference skills. Detailed descriptions are given for the activities. Also included is a lab sheet for the raisins activity, but a template for the cube would have been beneficial also.
Do-Talk-Do: Do-Tell-Too
This article describes an inquiry teaching model different from the 5 E lesson model. It is called the Do-Talk-Do lesson model. The first part of the lesson (the first “Do”) begins with a ... See More
This article describes an inquiry teaching model different from the 5 E lesson model. It is called the Do-Talk-Do lesson model. The first part of the lesson (the first “Do”) begins with a concrete experience that students are involved in. During the “Talk” segment, the teacher asks probing, complex questions to ascertain where the students are at in their understanding of the problem or in assimilating the new information. Finally, in the second “Do”, students are challenged in a different way so that they can apply their new skills and concepts to a different situation. The article provides detailed lesson plans and a student worksheet for the Dancing Raisins activity. The Cube activity is also explained in detail including instructions for making paper cubes. For middle school teachers interested in trying out a different inquiry lesson model, the Do-Talk-Do strategy appears easy to replicate in a science classroom.
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